"yakka" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-yakka.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: From Yagara yaga (“work”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|yxg|yaga||work}} Yagara yaga (“work”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} yakka (uncountable)
  1. (Australia) Work. Tags: Australia, uncountable Derived forms: hard yakka
    Sense id: en-yakka-en-noun-vJKh214y Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: yakker

Verb

Audio: en-au-yakka.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: From Yagara yaga (“work”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|yxg|yaga||work}} Yagara yaga (“work”) Head templates: {{head|en|verb}} yakka
  1. (Australia) To work. Tags: Australia
    Sense id: en-yakka-en-verb-bcGGL6S~ Categories (other): Australian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: yakker

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